HB 1375 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Summary

Establishes an Office of Tourism and Destination Management within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism that encompasses regenerative tourism and best practice destination management. Transfers the functions, duties, appropriations, and positions of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority to the Office of Tourism and Destination Management. Requires the Office of Tourism and Destination Management to implement certain county destination management action plans. Dissolves the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and the Board of Directors for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. Appropriates funds. (SD3)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Last action Mar 25, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 3:00PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:00PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 12:50pm in Conference Room 325.

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 11:00AM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-28-23 10:00AM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 887) in amended form (SD 3).

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fukunaga, Kanuha . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Ihara, Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Report filed.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Separated Committee Report.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3).

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 7 offered.

upper

Apr 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kanuha ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.

upper

Mar 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 23, 2023

Committee

Reported from EET/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 21, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 21, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to EET/PSM, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 431).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Pierick, Ward voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Poepoe, Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Committee

Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Lamosao, Hussey-Burdick, Kong, Nakamura, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, Holt, Kong, Lamosao, Nakamura; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to TOU/ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

10 primary · 2 co-sponsors